Paper box



Patented Dec. 31, 1929 UNITED STATES INA H. VONNEGUT, OF INDIANAPOLIS,INDIANA PAPER BOX Application filed May 14, 1928. Serial No. 277,572. i

This invention relates to the construction of a paper box or carton,particularly adapted for containing goods subject to removal from. timeto time, such as granular food stligifs, soap flakes, cleaning powderand the li e.

The principal object of the invention is to rovide means on a box ofthis character which will permit the ready and convenient 1o breaking ofthe seal for giving access to the contents thereof, and which may bereadily and conveniently closed and secured in closed position after aportion of the contents has been removed until such time as it isdesired to remove more of the contents therefrom.

The principal feature of the invention resides in the employment of astring or thread having one end secured to one of the closing flaps andextending through the seal so the operation thereof will cause the sealto be broken to permit the opening of the box, and providing a button onone of the flaps about which the string or thread may be wound forsecuring the flaps in closed position after the seal is broken.

Another feature of the invention resides in the arrangement of thesecuring thread and button with respect to the inner flaps when the boxis sealed, and thereafter interchanging the position of the flaps afterthe seal is broken and it is desired to close the box by causing theouter seals to extend inwardly and the inner seals, to which the stringand button are secured, to lap over the outer flaps and hold them inclosed position.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box when sealed.Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the flaps in open position afterthe seal is broken. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the box lockedand secured in re-closed position. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion ofthe box showing the development and arrangement of the flaps.

In the drawings there is illustrated a paper box or carton having afront panel 10, a rear panel 11,'and side panels 12 and 13, the bottom.endof the box being closed and sealed by the bottom panels or flaps 1 1.Foldedinwardly fromthe side panel 12 there is an inner flap 15 to whichis-secured a button 16.v Folded from the side panel 13 so as to extend.inwardly and. partially overlap the adjacent edge of the flap 15, thereis provided a flap 17 to which there is secured a string or thread 18.

Connected with the side panel 11 of the box and folded over so as toextend inwardly therefrom, there is a flap 19, and folded over from thepanel 10 so as to cover said flap 19 and provide the complete end panel,there is a cover flap 20 having its edges conforming to the contour ofthe box.

In the original sealed condition of the box, a paper strip 21 isadhesively secured about the edges of the cover flap 20 with a smallportion of the string'18 protruding therein. For opening the box, thestring is grasped at one end and pulled about the edges of the coverstrip so as to cut the sealing strip 21 and permit the box to be readilyopened. Thereupon, after a portion of the contents has been used and itis desired to temporarily secure the box in closed position, the outerflaps 19 and 20 are turned inwardly one over the other and the flaps 15and 17, which were originally beneath them, are folded over the top sothat the string 18 may readily be used for wind ing about the button 16and thus securing the flaps in closed position.

The invention claimed is:

1. A box of the character described comprising a plurality of flapsfolded inwardly at one end thereof, means for originally sealing saidflaps in an inwardly-turned position. a button secured to one of saidflaps, and a string secured to another of said flaps adapted to act uponthe sealing means for permitting the box to be opened and thereafterinterlock with said button for removably securing said'flaps in closedposition.

2. A box of the character described comprising a pair of inner flaps anda pair of outer flaps adapted to-overlap the inner flaps when said boxis in original closed position, a sealing strip for originally sealingsaid flaps, a button secured to one of said inner flaps, and a stringsecured to the other inner flap so arranged that said string may beemployed to cut the sealing strip for permitting the original opening ofthe box and thereafter the box may be held in closed position by theouter flaps being positioned on the underside of the inner flaps whichthereupon extend over said outer flaps, whereby said string may beinterlocked With said button for securing all of said flaps in closedposition.

3. A box of the charater described comprising a pair of inner flaps anda pair of outer flaps adapted to overlap the inner flaps When said boxis in original closed position, means for originally securing said flapsin closed position and means connected with said inner flaps adapted tobe utilized for breaking the original seal and thereaftersecure saidinner flaps together over said outer flaps.

In witness whereof; I have hereunto afiixed my signature. x

INA H; VONNEGUT.

